Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.6 on date 25-09-2020 and time 11:56:02 (UTC) in region 1 km S Vita (TP)

A magnitude ML 1.6 earthquake occured in region: 1 km S Vita (TP), on

  • 25-09-2020 11:56:02 (UTC)
  • 25-09-2020 13:56:02 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8590, 12.8130 at 12 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV.

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The values of hypocentral coordinates and magnitude may be revised at a later time as more information becomes available.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Vita TP 1 2056 2056
Salemi TP 5 10794 12850
Gibellina TP 7 4115 16965
Calatafimi-Segesta TP 8 6712 23677
Santa Ninfa TP 11 5043 28720
Partanna TP 17 10607 39327
Alcamo TP 19 45307 84634
Buseto Palizzolo TP 19 2957 87591
Castellammare del Golfo TP 20 15394 102985
Castelvetrano TP 20 31806 134791

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
30 Km NE of Mazara del Vallo (51718 inhabitants)
32 Km SE of Trapani (68759 inhabitants)
34 Km E of Marsala (83194 inhabitants)
56 Km SW of Palermo (674435 inhabitants)
66 Km W of Bagheria (55387 inhabitants)
91 Km NW of Agrigento (59770 inhabitants)
Recent and historical seismicity
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Bulletin
Rev1000
ML 1.6 2020-09-25
11:56:02
37.8592 12.8127 12 2021-02-26
14:55:57
Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV 83550211
Reviewed
Rev100
ML 1.6 2020-09-25
11:56:02
37.8543 12.818 14 2020-09-25
12:02:56
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 83238101
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2020-09-25 11:56:02 ± 0.1
Latitude 37.8592 ± 0.0072
Longitude 12.8127 ± 0.0046
Depth (km) 12 ± 1 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 1000 -> BULLETIN-INGV
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 83550211

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 636
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 536
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 354
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 640.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 103
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 18
Number of defining phases 18
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.21
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree) 0.01889
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree) 0.22213
Number of stations at which the event was observed 9
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 9
Magnitudes information

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 6
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 83550211
Agency INGV
Autore Bollettino Sismico Italiano INGV
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-12-10 17:32:13

ML:1.6

Field Value
Value 1.6
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 4
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 83238101
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Sismica INGV-Roma
Time of creation (UTC) 2020-09-25 12:02:56
Picking and Arrival
SCNL Time Uncertainty Polarity Evaluation_mode Phase Azimuth Distance(km) Takeoff_angle Residual Weight
IV.MARS.EHZ. 2020-09-25T11:56:11.92 0.6 undecidable manual S 242 24.6531 95 0.54 43
IV.CRJA.HHZ. 2020-09-25T11:56:10.04 0.6 undecidable manual S 111 17.9709 101 0.45 45
IV.MFNL.HHE. 2020-09-25T11:56:08.14 0.6 undecidable manual S 128 12.2766 117 0 50
IV.MBFT.HHZ. 2020-09-25T11:56:08.87 0.3 undecidable manual S 52 15.6732 106 -0.12 72
X3.T1581.EHZ. 2020-09-25T11:56:08.09 0.6 undecidable manual S 267 10.9779 123 0.24 47
X3.T1582.EHZ. 2020-09-25T11:56:07.94 0.3 undecidable manual S 194 12.876 115 -0.36 70
X3.T1573.HHZ. 2020-09-25T11:56:07.73 0.6 undecidable manual S 88 10.2786 125 0.03 50
IV.MARS.EHZ. 2020-09-25T11:56:07.59 0.1 undecidable manual P 242 24.6531 95 0.04 97
IV.MBFT.HHZ. 2020-09-25T11:56:06.22 0.3 undecidable manual P 52 15.6732 106 0.05 74
X3.T1574.HHZ. 2020-09-25T11:56:06.78 0.3 undecidable manual S 156 2.0979 168 0.3 71
IV.MTGR.HHZ. 2020-09-25T11:56:06.73 0.6 undecidable manual S 309 5.994 146 -0.17 49
IV.CRJA.HHZ. 2020-09-25T11:56:06.45 0.1 undecidable manual P 111 17.9709 101 -0.07 97
X3.T1573.HHZ. 2020-09-25T11:56:05.44 0.1 undecidable manual P 88 10.2786 125 0.02 100
X3.T1581.EHZ. 2020-09-25T11:56:05.26 0.3 undecidable manual P 267 10.9779 123 -0.25 71
IV.MFNL.HHE. 2020-09-25T11:56:05.59 0.1 undecidable manual P 128 12.2766 117 -0.09 98
IV.MTGR.HHZ. 2020-09-25T11:56:05.02 0.3 undecidable manual P 309 5.994 146 0.06 75
X3.T1582.EHZ. 2020-09-25T11:56:05.43 0.1 undecidable manual P 194 12.876 115 -0.34 93
X3.T1574.HHZ. 2020-09-25T11:56:04.82 0.1 undecidable manual P 156 2.0979 168 0.1 99
Station Magnitude and Amplitude
SCNL mag Generic_amplitude Period Type Category Unit Time_window_reference
X3.T1574.HNN. ML:1.4 0.0003908957 0.1664 AML other m 2020-09-25T11:56:07.19
X3.T1574.HHN. ML:1.4 0.00040794515 0.1792 AML other m 2020-09-25T11:56:07.12
X3.T1574.HHE. ML:1.6 0.00068620105 0.256 AML other m 2020-09-25T11:56:07.84
X3.T1574.HNE. ML:1.6 0.0006512614 0.1536 AML other m 2020-09-25T11:56:07.89
X3.T1582.EHE. ML:1.8 0.00057613485 0.48 AML other m 2020-09-25T11:56:08.36
X3.T1582.EHN. ML:1.6 0.00038801935 0.1984 AML other m 2020-09-25T11:56:10.55
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